цүүц

Mongolian

Etymology

From a Proto-Mongolic word reconstructed as *sixüci, however most descendants are heavily deformed by assimilatory phenomena.

Compare Daur cuuc, Dongxiang suchi.

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰuːt͡sʰ/, [t͡sʰuːʰt͡s]

Noun

цүүц • (cüüc) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠦᠴᠡ (čüče))

1. chisel

Derived terms

• цүүцдэх (cüücdex, “to use a chisel”)